….Workers Give 14-day Ultimatum
Omotolani Oresanwo
Trade unions in the aviation sector have given the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), a 14-day ultimatum to promote their members who were due for promotion or risk industrial action.
The ultimatum was issued by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Senior Staff Services of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) yesterday in Lagos.
The unions accused the NCAA management of nonchalance to the promotion of their members which they claimed had been due since January 2015.
The NUATE General-Secretary, Olayinka Abioyein a chat with aviation correspondents stated that the unions were prepared to ground activities in the sector if the concerned authority failed to yield to their requests.
Abioye said that it was a worrisome development that those that were due for promotion were yet to be interviewed. He recalled that NUATE had, at its congress on September 30 gave the management till October 14 to effect the promotion of the concerned workers.
He urged the management of NCAA to respect the terms and conditions of employment as contained in the condition of service entered into by all parties.
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Meanwhile,The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has unveiled the Nigerian government’s policy statement on safety of air operations in the country.
The policy was signed by the Director-General of the Authority, Captain Muhtar Usman. The aim of the policy is to ensure improved safety and security in air transport in Nigeria and to consolidate on the standard safety status which Nigeria has attained.
According to the statement issued by NCAA, this state policy statement on safety had been done in compliance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 19 on Safety Management, which was adopted by the ICAO Council on the February 25, 2013, but became effective on the November 14, 2013.
NCAA explained that the Chapter 3 of the Annex requires each contracting state to establish a State Safety Programme (SSP) for the management of safety in that state and this should be done in order to achieve an Acceptable Level of Safety Performance (ALoSP) in civil aviation.
“The requirement for a State Safety Programme (SSP) recognises that states as well as service providers have safety responsibilities. The SSP therefore provide a framework within which service providers are required to establish a Safety Management System (SMS),” the statement said.
